29 January 2008

Anwar Ibrahim was the person who exposed the Lingam video clip which led to the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI). Anwar Ibrahim was listed as one of 16 witnesses to be called by the RCI. However two weeks had past and with more than a dozen witnesses called,yet, Anwar Ibrahim never made it to the stand.

Today,the royal commission probing the scandalous judge-fixing video clip today decided not to call Anwar Ibrahim as a witness at this stage.Its chairperson Haidar Mohd Noor said that the evidence to be given by these witnesses were not directly linked to the inquiry. I fail to understand how the commission members arrived at such a decision?

Can the findings of RCI be valid, if the star witness is denied from being heard of his testimony? Its akin to a bersanding ceremony,when all preparation are ready,while the bride waits for the bridegroom;the kadi and his entourage so keen to solemnized the marriage, suddenly the bridegroom failed to appear, can the marriage be considered valid?

The simple truth is that the RCI is becoming more an embarrassment for the gomen of Pat Lah and also that of Mahathir, as more worms are being spilled out of the can. Now the political masters 'sudah campur tangan' and are calling the shots. The RCI is loosing its transparency and independence. After all the RCI members are handpicked by Pat Lah. Pat Lah and Mahathir are and were their 'tuan besar' respectively. With such a revelation,this would further damage their bosses reputation as more and more skeleton starts falling out of the cupboard?

Even the guy who was put to supervise the RCI, i.e., the commission secretary Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid,made it clear by saying,“It’s not going to be that open anymore, like previously. It’s not nice for the news to come out first and then only it is (evidence) decided whether it is relevant to the terms of reference of the inquiry,” Checked out who this Datuk Abdullah Sani is?

Anwar Ibrahim released a ‘third segment’ of the controversial VK Lingam video.The new five-minute clip, which the opposition leader said was given to him last Friday,and was posted on his official website.Check it here.According to Anwar,“This clip adduces additional evidence that the conspiracy currently being investigated by the royal commission extends beyond the attempt to fix the appointment of (former chief justice) Ahmad Fairuz to the Federal Court. “This new segment directly implicates former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah who allegedly received bribes from (senior lawyer) VK Lingam and (business tycoon) Vincent Tan,” he said in a statement.

As the plot thickens.....correct...correct...correct...lets, korek....korek...korek....

Btw, I have a hunch that Parliment will be dissolve on Mon. 25 February 2008. Penamaan calon on Thurs. 6 March 2008 and voting on Sat. 15 March 2008.

Ligam video clip part 3

Transcript of the latest segment.

Lingam: The constitution judges said the constitution said, in the opinion of the prime minister he recommend. Who the prime minister recommend? So you are Dzaiddin, you are chief justice, you recommend 10 names, I consent, I said I want these 15 names, can’t do anything. He recommend to rulers, rulers only consulted, not approve, only consult. You know?

[Voice off-camera]: Because if it goes up to the Court of Appeal…

Lingam: Now Dzaiddin wants to come through the PM because he wants his Tun-ship. So…he doing everything to please the PM lah, but he recommended five judges, three…three approved, which is Tun Eusoff Chin’s men, two not Eusoff Chin’s men which we objected. I prepared the report and rejected… but he wants to appeal again lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Can he appeal?

Lingam: He can appeal lah, but will be rejected lah.

[Voice off-camera]: I never know appointment can be rejected you know?

Lingam: No, recommendation can be rejected. The PM shall recommend so and so, after consulting so and so. So, PM suppose to consult Loh Mui Fah before he recommends. So Loh Mui Fah recommend 10 names, he in fact can say I disagree with your 10 names, I recommend Gurm…Lingam and so and so. Nothing you can do. You are only…you are supposed to be consulted, not to be approved. You see the point or not? The constitution said consult. I suppose to consult my father before I marry, I consulted him, he disagreed but still I married!

[Voice off-camera]: Because that is not final, ah.

Lingam: Right, consult is to discuss. That’s all. But if I must get my father’s approval before married, then different. Approval different from consult.

[Voice off-camera]: So, who is the lord president now?

Lingam: Now chief justice Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Dzaiddin

Lingam: But between you and me. We have taken Dzaiddin for dinner three times.

[Voice off-camera]: Three times already.

Lingam: And we have given him the most expensive gift. Don’t ask about it lah. I have given him and Vincent Tan has given him. So, he also cannot attack us. Tomorrow we go say we give you this, this, this. He cannot go and say you are a agent. Correct or not? So, he is neither here nor there lah. That’s all.

[Voice off-camera]: But… Chief Justice..

Lingam: But in the court when I argue with him. He said, Datuk Lingam you said you will take one hour. I said, my Lord, it is only 50 minutes, I got another 10 minutes. But…I appreciate. Thank you, thank you… He is very nice with me, very polite with me. I have been sending cakes every Hari Raya. Vincent has been sending. He can’t go and say he is very clean, correct or not?

[Voice off-camera]: But then he is…

Lingam: But he is playing his game lah. He got the job, that’s it. Now, September he is finished that’s all. Make sure he is not extended.

[Voice off-camera]: But, he may ask for extension.

Lingam: He is hoping… he told somebody that he likes the job very much. Then he likes…Let him dream lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Above him is the Lord President?

Lingam: He is the number one man, Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Whose the Lord President?

Lingam: He is called… those days called lord president, now called chief justice, federal court.

[Voice off-camera]: Oh… it is the same title.

Lingam: Number two President Court of Appeal, that Wan Adnan, my personal friend. He was sick. Nobody knows he is close to me. Right, in fact, he never knew his name is going up until I told him. Then number three, Ahmad Fairuz, Chief Judge Malaya. Ahmad Fairuz is going to be acting, now acting…number two. Right? So, next minute, even Raja Aziz said he is going to be the next top job. He is…definitely number one lah. So, he told me I leave it all to you and you must help me and all…I said I’ll arrange for you to meet Tengku Adnan, Vincent and meet with PM lah… But this bugger is sometimes a bit scared. Ah…I must play shadow from the behind. Nobody should know I know you. Then you can help more. But people, see you know more, like Eusoff Chin, because I met him in New Zealand, became a problem. But if I didn’t meet him in New Zealand, it’s a… no problem. Correct or not? Unfortunate.

[Voice off-camera]: Then, in your…then they said you have taken photograph with him holidaying in…huh…huh…

Lingam: But unfortunately, I didn’t know. The worst thing I didn’t know Eusoff Chin put his hand like that! Alamak…so…I also didn’t know about it. What to do?

[Voice off-camera]: Then… then…

Lingam: Do you know, today one o’clock, Eusoff Chin having lunch in his house today. Hari Raya today. He called me and my wife to come. I told him we don’t go today, we make it another day. I don’t come but my wife and children will come. You know or not? I told my wife to call…[unclear]…[phone rings]…

Lingam: The constitution judges said the constitution said, in the opinion of the prime minister he recommend. Who the prime minister recommend? So you are Dzaiddin, you are chief justice, you recommend 10 names, I consent, I said I want these 15 names, can’t do anything. He recommend to rulers, rulers only consulted, not approve, only consult. You Know?

[Voice off-camera]: Because if it goes up to the Court of Appeal…

Lingam: Now Dzaiddin wants to come through the PM because he wants his Tun-ship. So…he doing everything to please the PM lah, but he recommended five judges, three…three approved, which is Tun Eusoff Chin’s men, two not Eusoff Chin’s men which we objected. I prepared the report and rejected… but he wants to appeal again lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Can he appeal?

Lingam: He can appeal lah, but will be rejected lah.

[Voice off-camera]: I never know appointment can be rejected you know?

Lingam: No, recommendation can be rejected. The PM shall recommend so and so, after consulting so and so. So, PM suppose to consult Loh Mui Fah before he recommends. So Loh Mui Fah recommend 10 names, he in fact can say I disagree with your 10 names, I recommend Gurm…Lingam and so and so. Nothing you can do. You are only…you are supposed to be consulted, not to be approved. You see the point or not? The constitution said consult. I suppose to consult my father before I marry, I consulted him, he disagreed but still I married!

[Voice off-camera]: Because that is not final, ah.

Lingam: Right, consult is to discuss. That’s all. But if I must get my father’s approval before married, then different. Approval different from consult.

[Voice off-camera]: So, who is the lord president now?

LingamNow chief justice Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Dzaiddin…

Lingam: But between you and me. We have taken Dzaiddin for dinner three times.

[Voice off-camera]: Three times already.

Lingam: And we have given him the most expensive gift. Don’t ask about it lah. I have given him and Vincent Tan has given him. So, he also cannot attack us. Tomorrow we go say we give you this this this. He cannot go and say you are a agent. Correct or not? So, he is neither here nor there lah. That’s all.

[Voice off-camera]: But… Chief Justice..

Lingam: But in the court when I argue with him. He said, Datuk Lingam you said you will take one hour. I said, my Lord, it is only 50 minutes, I got another 10 minutes. But…I appreciate. Thank you, thank you… He is very nice with me, very polite with me. I have been sending cakes every hari raya. Vincent has been sending. He can’t go and say he is very clean, correct or not?

[Voice off-camera]: But then he is…

Lingam: But he is playing his game lah. He got the job, that’s it. Now, September he is finished that’s all. Make sure he is not extended.

[Voice off-camera]: But, he may ask for extension.

Lingam: He is hoping… he told somebody that he likes the job very much. Then he likes…Let him dream lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Above him is the Lord President?

Lingam: He is the number one man, Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Oh… it is the same title.

Lingam: Number two President Court of Appeal, that Wan Adnan, my personal friend. He was sick. Nobody knows he is close to me. Right, in fact, he never knew his name is going up until I told him. Then number three, Ahmad Fairuz, Chief Judge Malaya. Ahmad Fairuz is going to be acting, now acting…number two. Right? So, next minute, even Raja Aziz said he is going to be the next top job. He is…definitely number one lah. So, he told me I leave it all to you and you must help me and all…I said I’ll arrange for you to meet Tengku Adnan, Vincent and meet with PM lah…But this bugger is sometimes a bit scared. Ah…I must play shadow from the behind. Nobody should know I know you. Then you can help more. But people, see you know more, like Eusoff Chin, because I met him in New Zealand, became a problem. But if I didn’t meet him in New Zealand, it’s a… no problem. Correct or not? Unfortunate.

[Voice off-camera]: Then, in your…then they said you have taken photograph with him holidaying in…huh…huh…

Lingam: But unfortunately, I didn’t know. The worst thing I didn’t know Eusoff Chin put his hand like that! Alamak…so…I also didn’t know about it. What to do?

[Voice off-camera]: Then… thenLingam: Do you know, today one o’clock, Eusoff Chin having lunch in his house today. Hari Raya today. He called me and my wife to come. I told him we don’t go today, we make it another day. I don’t come but my wife and children will come. You know or not?

I told my wife to call…[unclear]… [phone rings]

Lingam: Hello…Joe Ah…!

Note: Because some parts of the recording are inaudible the transcript may not be 100% accurate

27 January 2008

56 people, including several opposition and NGO leaders, were arrested for attending a rally to protest against rising prices of fuel and other essential items. City police chief Deputy Comm. Datuk Muhamad Sabtu Osman said police obtained an order from the magistrate's court to stop the rally by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes). He said police dispersed the rally without using any force.

the crowd

Among those arrested were five members of Protes named in the court order are Dr Hatta Ramli, Tian Chua, Arutchelvam Subramaniam, Simon Oii and Ronnie Liew. Others included PSM pro-tem chairman Dr Mohd Nasir Hashim,Mohamad Sabu,Dr Zulkifli Ahmad and Ginie Lim.

the police,FRU & mata gelap

Malaysiakini journalist Syed Jamal Zahid was detained for “asking too many questions”. According to Jamal, all he had asked was on what grounds were the police arresting people. Dr Hatta, Tian Chua and lawyer Jonson Chong were arrested while they were giving a press conference at a restaurant opposite the Australia High Commission in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng near KLCC. Dr Hatta told reporters that they would challenge the court order obtained by the police.

Dr.Mohd.Nasir Hashim

Their only tasks was to protest against rising prices,they didnt bring along any weapons of mass destruction or molotov cocktails or even a bamboo stick nor a pen knife to express their bitternesses against gomen's indiscriminate price hikes,but,instead were treated as wanted felons. However,the gomen send in their heavy artillery to subdue the protest. They were caught and bundled into waiting jeeps and trucks to be taken to the Dang Wangi police station for further interrogation.

Dr.Hatta Ramli

Pat Lah, is this what you call democracy or democracy ala BN? You use the courts to curtail the rakyat's freedom of expression, you use the police and the FRU to threaten the rakyat of their right to assemble. Pat Lah do you realise that the kampung folks are paying RM 4.50 for 10 biji telur ayam,RM 3.50 for 1 kg. of flour,RM9.00 for 1 kg. of ikan kembong,RM 5.50 for 1 kg. of cooking oil, RM3.00 for 1 kg. bawang besar and etc..etc. Arent these control items? Where are your enforcement officers when the rakyat really needed them? Do you know that the rakyat are victimized indiscriminately,while you sleep all along?

Mat Sabu

The only reason why they went to KLCC was to vent their anger against your failure to overcome the price increases and they never intended to overthrow your gomen. Come on Pat Lah at least wake up and listen to their problems. Dont use the courts, the police or para militia as a means of escapism, to run away from your obligations to serve the rakyat.

court's restraining order

I have a hunch that Parliment will be dissolve on Mon. 25 February 2008. Penamaan on Thurs. 6 March 2008 and voting on Sat. 15 March 2008.

25 January 2008

DPM Najib Razak today defended the government's crackdown on dissent, including the arrest of ethnic Indian activists and suppression of street protests, saying it had averted a serious risk of racial violence. He said,"If the Malays of Kampung Baru come out then we have the spectre of a serious possibility of a racial clash in this country," Najib said in an interview with AFP. The Malay enclave was one of the flashpoints of the 1969 riots. "There were signs that they were preparing to come out so we had to tell them, 'look, don't make the situation any worse'," he said. "The government was actually taking action to prevent anything worse from happening." - AFP.

I received this piece in my mail yesterday, just to share with you guys. Decide for yourself whether Najib is telling the truth.

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Najib: Crackdown on dissent averted racial clash. I thought this reason given by the deputy prime minister for the arrest of the Hindraf leaders was indeed frivolous for a man of his stature. If not for the arrests, he said: '... then we have the spectre of a serious possibility of a racial clash in this country'. What bunkum. It is totally irresponsible for the deputy prime minister of the country to issue such provocative statements of a racial nature Political leaders who continue to influence this kind of racial politics that contribute to the perennial racial divide in this country ought to be ashamed of themselves. It is people like him who utter such irresponsible comments that contribute to the respective communities continuing to sneer and scorn at each other. There ought to be a period to undertake the process of healing and there is no need to render such comments of this type. Reprehensible rhetoric coming from the second-most powerful politician in this country is totally unnecessaryLet us be sensible. Let us argue and debate national issues in a honest and rational manner. There is no need to be emotional in our arguments. We have just celebrated 50 years of independence and throughout all these years, until recently, we have enjoyed harmoniousinterracial interaction. It does bode well for the country for such statements to spew from the mouth of no less the deputy prime minister. I don't think this deputy prime minister was aware that during the Hindraf peaceful rally, when the police fired their tear gas and water cannons, many of the Indian marchers near the KLCC had to run to nearby Kampung Baru for cover.And guess who gave the marchers refuge? None other than some of the Malay residents of Kampong Baru. - Baba from Bangsar

Btw. yesterday, our mass-media and national TV featured Samy Vellu who proudly announced that the attendance of Thaipusam at Batu Caves was overwhelming and he said the SMS boycott call was a failure.

Samy Vellu said the people who sent such SMSes are "dirty fellows". "A clean man with a good brain and head will never send such an SMS ... the only thing they know how to do is to accuse people".

But ayooo...Samy...these pictures speaks by itself.

Anil Netto wrote in his blog that some 2,000 Hindu Malaysians, clad in the orange of Makkal Sakthi, are on the streets, chanting, “Hindraf! Hindraf! Long live Hindraf!” It’s confirmed: The boycott of Batu Caves for the Thaipusam festival has been a success. Tens - perhaps hundreds - of thousands of Hindu Malaysian devotees have boycotted Batu Caves - which experienced at least a 30 per cent drop in attendance. They have instead turned to temples elsewhere for the annual Thaipusam festival. Read here.

From the Chronicles blog you can download 2 great masterpieces for your listening pleasure,Lingam Park should be an interesting one,after the RCI rendezvous,where Lingam is making Haidar & the commission's panelists look stupid....here.

Malaysia's ruling coalition is unlikely to repeat its record 2004 election victory in the coming polls, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Tuesday."2004 was an exceptional time," he said after a closed-door meeting of his United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the bulwark of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. "If I get (the same results) I will be very happy. I'm very very frank," Abdullah told reporters.

At least Pat Lah knows how BN gonna fair in this election compared to those arrogant MBs & CMs among them Mohd.Khir Toyo(Selangor),Idris Jusoh(Terengganu),Mahadzir Khalid(Kedah),Mohd.Ali Rustam(Melaka)and a few boastful Ministers among them Samy Velu,who still has the notion that the Malaysian Indians are supporting him. Little does he knows that he's now already Samy "No Value".

Abdullah also dismissed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim as a political threat.“(He is) not a threat. Who is he to threaten us?” asked Abdullah, referring to Anwar who is now de facto leader of the opposition PKR.

Pat Lah, if you and your goons think Anwar isnt a threat,then allow him to participate in the coming general election and please dont call the election before April 2008. If you do,then you cakap tak serupa bikin.

On another note, Samy Velu's attempt to gather thousands of Indians in "meet the PM" session could however only convinced about 15,000. Most of them are party members,who were ferried there in busloads, given packet drinks with nasi bungkus and probably RM50.00 each. I think Samy Velu should ask Hindraf for help. As a reward for their 'kesetiaan' and to save Samy Velu's face for the day,Pat Lah declared Thaipusam as a public holiday for KL & Putrajaya

Pat Lah's Thaipusam holiday bonus is more to ease traffic congestion in KL rather than the respect of the gomen had for the Malaysian Indians. After all Pak Lah's parting short was...."on thaipusam day the city is full of traffic and makes it dificult for the rakyat,we might as well declare it a holiday".

He never uttered anything to say that the gomen declared Thaipusam as a holiday for KL and Putrajaya in recognition of the contributions of the Malaysian Indian community. Judge for yourself....

22 January 2008

When asked whether he was the man in the video, he said: “It looks like me, it sounds like me.”

DPP Nordin Hassan then reminded Lingam that previous witnesses had testified that it was him in the video.

“No matter what people, my answer is still the same - it looks like me, it sounds like me.”

He said he would not go beyond this until the original video clip is produced.

“I have consulted my experts, and the only way to determine the truth is to examine the equipment that took the video and the original tape.”

However,a sampling test done in a Spanish laboratory has verified that the voice of the person in the controversial video clip matched that of Datuk V.K. Lingam, the five-member Royal Commission of Inquiry was told today.Cyber Security Sdn Bhd’s senior analyst at the forensics digital division, Mohd Zabri Adil Talib, said the known source of voice sample belonged to Lingam, a verification that was made after the samples were sent for analysis at the Biometric Agnitio S.L. laboratory in Madrid on Jan 8,2008. Read here.

ACA's head of the forensics and IT unit Supt Wan Zulkifli Wan Jusoh also took the stand and testified that he downloaded the alleged video clip recording from the website www.anwaribrahim.com. The downloaded recording was copied into his computer hard disk and later copied onto a CD before it was sent to CyberSecurity Sdn Bhd for an analysis.

Interestingly, now Lingam & Co., are disputing that the analyzed video clip was not the original one. Nor wonder this Lingam guy got the guts to say, "It looks like me, sounds like me".

On Ahmad Fairuz;

Who are you speaking to in the video clip?

“I don’t know who I was speaking to but certainly I wasn’t speaking to Tun Ahmad Fairuz because I never had his telephone number and he never had my telephone number either,” he told the Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI) tasked with investigating the authenticity of the clip.

Lingam also expects us to think it wasn’t Ahmad Fairuz as widely speculated at the other end of the phone line. Ahmad Fairuz's name was mentioned explicitly in the video by this crook who looked and sounded like Lingam. He must have taken a cue from his buddy Tengku Adnan Mansor who believes that he was either 'mabuk' or 'gila'.

Like his master,Mahathir, Lingam too endures memory lost, but his irony is, after six years he can still remember details like "three to six bottles of red wine and one to two bottles of whisky or brandy",however, he could hardly ascertained whether the guy in the video clip is really him and to whom he spoke with on the phone on that particular night. Can you believe this bullshit crook? Mind you this guy is still under oath.

As for Anwar, he is wondering why he had yet been called to testify by the commission. He had already been subpoenaed by the commission and was the fifth on the witness list. He told reporters, “But now the commission wants a written submission (from my lawyer) as to why I should be heard - this is rather odd,” , adding that this raised questions on the conduct and the integrity of the commission.

Btw,wouldnt it be right if the first witness that the RCI should call is the person who exposed the video clip but until today that never happened. Is the commission being selective in whom they want to hear?

Probably the best may come last or otherwise,the RCI got to do some damage control now as Pat Lah's gomen is in the midst of asking for a new mandate from the rakyat. After all it was Pat Lah who selected the panel members.

One of Anwar Ibrahim's leading lawyer,Christopher Fernando (pic) died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) here last night. He was admitted to the IJN on Monday after suffering a heart attack.Christopher Fernando underwent a triple by-pass surgery but his condition worsened on Friday.

Christopher Fernando alias Aris Rizal Fernando Abdullah, was a former Sessions Court president before he joined the private practice.

He was married to Maria Kamaruddin who is the sister of former Umno Yourh chief Datuk Suhaimi Kamaruddin. They had two daughters Marissa and Rina.

09 January 2008

Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) is celebrated by Muslims as the day symbolises two happy event in a Muslim's life. The start of Muslim year or calendar, Muharram,and it coincides with Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina on the first of Muharram in 622AD.

07 January 2008

Election Commission chief has reiterated that nationwide polls are "around the corner" despite speculation the government would hold back due to a host of problems."When I say the election is around the corner, you better believe me because it is not a joke," Election Commission chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman told the Star daily, echoing comments made in November. - Star,Jan.,6,08

Everyone knows that the election is around the corner.Even punters are placing their bets on the exact date. Sure enough Pat Lah wont gamble it somewhere after April just for fear of the Anwar factor.The increase in food prices, shortages in some basic essentials like cooking oil and couple with unprecedented street protests, a sex scandal has more or less tarnished BN's and Pat Lah's image.

Just because Rashid got his extension as EC chairman,that do not give him the right to dictate and warn the rakyat about election. Only the PM has that right to determine when election will be held. It seems this Rashid guy is now beyond control. First he challenged the opposition to boycott the election for the sheer reason that the opposition requested for his removal. Now he acts as if his the PM speculating when will election be held. His job is to see that the election are held accordingly. Why doesnt he just keep his big mouth shut?

One thing I realised that during Mahathir's era,this Rashid guy was just like a 'tikus' and barely uttered any promulgation. But,under Pat Lah,he trying to outdo Pat Lah himself. However,with public anger is running high over spiralling food prices,food shortages and humiliated by a sex scandal that caused the resignation of one of his senior cabinet member, Pat Lah got to think twice before he faces the electorates.

**Updates: Read what Pat Lah's son-in-law got to say,here. To Rashid just keep your mouth shut.....and now even PAS youth leader is calling Rashid to debate,read here. As for Pat Lah's big mouth son-in-law ,Kit Siang has this to say,here.

04 January 2008

More than 15,000 MIC members and supporters will gather here to pledge their support to the Barisan Nasional and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. He said the gathering, to be held at the Cheras Badminton Stadium on Jan 20, would be the first in a series of gatherings throughout the country aimed at bolstering the party’s strength and support for the Barisan Nasional, ahead of the next general election. Samy Vellu said MIC members were united in thwarting attempts by certain quarters to stir up racial and religious issues for their own political agenda.- the Star,3 Jan.2008

The Indian community enjoyed a good leadership from the time of Sambanthan to Manickavasagam and they did a lot for the community. But many thing went awry while under Samy Velu. Though some Indians are generally doing well in Malaysia, but sadly, many are left behind in many areas of development.

In the Ijok by-election the Indian communities were surprised with the tremendous development brought in by the gomen not for the reason of bringing development to them(Indians) but simply just to buy their votes. Sure enough they(Indians) sacrificed their votes for some newly tarred roads,water and electricity and for a few dollars more in their pockets.It surprising to see that the gomen tried to implement a 10 years development program within a space of 10 days.

In fact they(Indians) should have enjoyed all these amenities long time ago not during a by-election? So you see,Samy Velu and gang are not really interested in bringing development to the Indian communities,but their presence there at election time was just to buy votes for BN.

How about the Indian communities investment in Maika Holdings? Your parents invested their hard earned monies;some even borrowed;some pawned their jewellery so as to invest in Maika Holding.

20 years had past,yet its value is still lingering at RM 1.00 or even less. What about dividends and bonuses,have they heard anything from Maika? In other words,your parents' monies were swindlled by this investment masterminds in MIC and for that matter made Samy Vellu & son damn rich matching that of Zakaria Deros or other rich UMNO goons. Read here.

MIC has not been telling the truth to the gomen about the situation of the Indians in Malaysia. Everything that is wrong in the Indian community is not the fault of the British, but it was because the Indian communities trusted MIC too much.

Its time for the Indian communities to wake-up. I urge all my Indian friends to be there on the 20th Jan 2008 not as a gesture of support for MIC but to boo at Samy Vellu till his toupee get blown away.....

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